Printing press delivery



Feb. 2, 1932.

F1. A. w. WOOD 1,843,474

PRINTING PRESS DELIVERY Filed Dec. 17, 1930 id m xf zyig .7are 79oz Patented Feb. 2, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- EENRY A. WISE WOOD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR IO WOOD NEWSPAPER MA- CHINERY CORPORATION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA.

ERINTING- PRESS DELIVERY Application filed December 17, 1980. Serial No. 502,948.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a delivery for a printing press which will receive the products from two folding J couples or, in other words, to provide a single delivery mechanism having a single conveyer that will accommodate two folders either from the same printing press or otherwise.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which the figure is a diagrammatic end elevation of a delivery and part of two folding machines constructed in accordance with this invention.

It is common to run double folders on identical products in printing plants. Heretofore it has been necessary to provide also double deliveries and double conveyers. By this invention the products from two folders can 20 be brought into a single delivery and carried off by a single conveyer.

Two formers 10 of a printing press are shown. Each former has its set of nipping rolls 11 and folding couples. The folding couples each comprises a folding cylinder 12 and a cutting cylinder 13, all as usual, and also the usual folding rollers 14 are provided for each folding couple. In this case one folding couple may be turned from the usual position so as to bring the delivery at one side of the lowest point on the folding cylinder,

and the folding rollers in, corresponding position.

The folding rolls of one couple deliver directly downwardly while those of the other couple are shown as directed a little to the side, so that the products are delivered at an inclination. As shown in the drawing, the products of the left-hand folding couple are delivered in the usual way directly down between the folding rollers and received by a delivery fan 17 This fan is geared up to the rest of the press to run twice as fast as usual so that the products from the folding rollers of the left-hand folding couple are delivered into each alternate bucket, leaving the other buckets empty.

The product from the right-hand folder is brought down through the folding rolls.

and between guides 18 and 19 and also between propelling rolls 20 and 21. These products are so timed as to pass into the empty buckets in the delivery fan, that is, into each alternate bucket. After being delivered into the delivery fan, this fan will deliver the products in alternating relation on the single set of delivery belts 15. Of course, they are taken away from this point inthe usual manner.

This invention is most adaptable to run where identical products are printed and pass through the two folders. Yet it is within this invention to deliver unlike products in alternating relation by this machine on the delivery belts, thus bringing-two different products together and delivering them from the machine in that way. Some advantage may be gained by this latter procedure.

Although I have illustrated and described only a single form of the invention I am aware of the fact that changes may be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore,

I do not wish to be limited to the exact form shown, but what I do claim is 1. The combination with a plurality of folding couples, of a delivery fan, and means for directing the products of the folding couples into different buckets of the fan.

2. The combination with two folding couples, of a deliveryfan, and means for directing the products of the two folding couples into the buckets of the fan in alternating relationship.

3. The combination with a folding couples and a pair of olding rolls for each couple, of a delivery fan arranged in relation to. one of said folding rolls to receive the products therefrom in buckets thereof spaced from each other, and means for de livering the products of the other folding couples into the same fan in the otherwise empty buckets thereof.

4. The combination with two folding couples and a pair of folding rolls for each couple, of a delivery fan arranged in relation to one of said pairs of folding rolls to receive the products therefrom in each alternating lurality of neeaara bucket, and means for deliverin the prodnets of the other folding couple into the fan in the otherwise empty buckets thereof. 5. The combination of a pair of folders and a single delivery tan located closely adjacent to one of said folders and in position to receive the product directly therefrom, said fan being arranged to receive the product of said folder in each alternate bucket of the fan, means for delivering the products of the other folder into the tan in the intervening buckets, and a single delivery conveyer in position to receive products from the delivery fan in alternation. I 6. The combination with two folders, one

' arranged with its folding rolls at the bottom and the other arranged with its folding rolls at one side of the bottom, a delivery fan located immediately below the first pair of folding rolls for receiving the products directlytherefrom, guides extending from the folding rolls of the second couple to the fan, said guides being located in an inclined position to deliver the products to the top of the g fan in a substantially horizontal direction, and propelling rolls arranged adjacent to said guides for moving the 'products there along.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto an ailixed my signature.

- HENRY A. WISE WOUD.

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